Verb / Adj + 起来 (start to …) · Verbo / Adjetivo + 起来 (comenzar a …)
Mark the start without guaranteeing endless continuation
- A joke prompts people to start laughing.
- 大家笑起来了。 — 起来 highlights the onset of laughter.
Mark the start without guaranteeing endless continuation
- A joke prompts people to start laughing.
- everyone大家to laugh笑(after a verb) indicating…起来(completed / change)了。 — (after a verb) indicating…起来 highlights the onset of laughter.
A joke prompts people to start laughing. What does 大家笑起来了。 communicate?
起来 highlights the onset of laughter. The laughter may continue for a while, but not indefinitely. The assessment use in 听起来不错 is a different construction.
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is Verb / Adj + 起来 (start to …). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
everyone大家laugh笑start to起来了。
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is Verb / Adj + (after a verb) indicating…起来 (start to …). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
everyone大家laugh笑start to起来了。
Using the lesson pattern in this demonstrated example: Everyone started laughing: 大家笑 ____ 了。
Verb + 起来 here = start to: 大家笑起来了. · Verbo + 起来 aquí = comenzar a: 大家笑起来了.
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, 大家笑起来了。: 起来 highlights the onset of laughter.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, everyone大家to laugh笑(after a verb) indicating…起来(completed / change)了。: (after a verb) indicating…起来 highlights the onset of laughter.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
What does 起来 mark in 下起雨来? · ¿Qué marca 起来 en 下起雨来?
起来 marks the beginning; with an object it splits: 下起雨来. · 起来 marca el comienzo; con un objeto se separa: 下起雨来.
Know the boundary
- The laughter may continue for a while, but not indefinitely.
- The assessment use in 听起来不错 is a different construction.
Know the boundary
- The laughter may continue for a while, but not indefinitely.
- The assessment use in to listen to听(after a verb) indicating…起来correct不错 is a different construction.
With an object, 起来 splits around it: 下起雨来. · Con un objeto, 起来 se separa alrededor de él: 下起雨来.
Yes — 起 + 雨 + 来 = 下起雨来. · Sí — 起 + 雨 + 来 = 下起雨来.
In the opening situation: 起来 highlights the onset of laughter.
The laughter may continue for a while, but not indefinitely. The assessment use in 听起来不错 is a different construction. 起来 highlights the onset of laughter.
Use the distinction
- 起来 highlights the onset of laughter.
- The laughter may continue for a while, but not indefinitely. The assessment use in 听起来不错 is a different construction.
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Complements.
Use the distinction
- (after a verb) indicating…起来 highlights the onset of laughter.
- The laughter may continue for a while, but not indefinitely. The assessment use in to listen to听(after a verb) indicating…起来correct不错 is a different construction.
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Complements.